EP1053920A3 - Window heater for vehicles - Google Patents

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EP1053920A3
EP1053920A3 EP00107806A EP00107806A EP1053920A3 EP 1053920 A3 EP1053920 A3 EP 1053920A3 EP 00107806 A EP00107806 A EP 00107806A EP 00107806 A EP00107806 A EP 00107806A EP 1053920 A3 EP1053920 A3 EP 1053920A3
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vehicles
window heater
screen
heater
switch
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EP1053920B1 (en
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Jürgen Schultz
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Volkswagen AG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B3/00—Ohmic-resistance heating
    • H05B3/84—Heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas, e.g. for demisting or de-icing windows, mirrors or vehicle windshields
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60S1/00—Cleaning of vehicles
    • B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
    • B60S1/023—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices including defroster or demisting means
    • B60S1/026—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices including defroster or demisting means using electrical means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B1/00—Details of electric heating devices
    • H05B1/02—Automatic switching arrangements specially adapted to apparatus ; Control of heating devices
    • H05B1/0227—Applications
    • H05B1/023—Industrial applications
    • H05B1/0236—Industrial applications for vehicles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B2203/00—Aspects relating to Ohmic resistive heating covered by group H05B3/00
    • H05B2203/035—Electrical circuits used in resistive heating apparatus

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Control Of Resistance Heating (AREA)
  • Surface Heating Bodies (AREA)
  • Resistance Heating (AREA)

Abstract

The screen heater has at least one electrical heating element (H) mounted in a heated screen (1) whose switch-on period is controlled by a heating controller (P). The heating controller has an initial defrost function with a shorter switch-on duration than the time for de-icing.
EP00107806A 1999-05-21 2000-04-12 Window heater for vehicles Expired - Lifetime EP1053920B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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DE19923496 1999-05-21
DE19923496A DE19923496A1 (en) 1999-05-21 1999-05-21 Window heating for motor vehicles

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EP1053920A2 EP1053920A2 (en) 2000-11-22
EP1053920A3 true EP1053920A3 (en) 2003-01-08
EP1053920B1 EP1053920B1 (en) 2004-10-06

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EP00107806A Expired - Lifetime EP1053920B1 (en) 1999-05-21 2000-04-12 Window heater for vehicles

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AT (1) ATE278582T1 (en)
DE (2) DE19923496A1 (en)

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DE10127847A1 (en) * 2001-06-08 2002-12-19 Webasto Vehicle Sys Int Gmbh Transparent pane for a vehicle roof with at least one roof element or for a roof module for a vehicle roof
DE102007020815B4 (en) * 2007-05-04 2009-03-12 Audi Ag Device for defrosting a solar cell roof surface of a motor vehicle
DE102008040301A1 (en) 2008-07-10 2010-01-14 Webasto Ag Window e.g. front window, defogger for e.g. passenger car, has activation unit for activating window heating, and energy storage unit including battery and for supplying electrical power for window heating
DE102011118707A1 (en) * 2011-11-16 2013-05-16 Audi Ag Heating structure for heating glass pane or outside mirror of motor car, has control device is provided to selectively turn on or off the heating element dependent on the sensor signal
DE102022118999A1 (en) 2022-07-28 2024-02-08 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Method for controlling an exterior mirror heating or a camera lens heating of a digital exterior mirror

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GB2198261A (en) * 1986-11-14 1988-06-08 Scan Martin Burton Heating vehicle windscreens
JPH07165020A (en) * 1993-05-26 1995-06-27 Watanabe:Kk Heating device for melting snow on vehicle panel
DE4431028A1 (en) * 1994-08-31 1996-03-07 Ernst Rogge Radio-controlled signal deactivation system e.g. for car alarm
DE19705416C1 (en) * 1997-02-13 1998-03-26 Daimler Benz Ag Controlling heating of vehicle rear screen, with switching off after preset duration

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GB1483033A (en) * 1976-02-11 1977-08-17 Ford Motor Co Vehicle window heating circuit
DE3816080A1 (en) * 1988-05-11 1989-11-23 Priesemuth W SWITCHING DEVICE
US4904844A (en) 1989-04-10 1990-02-27 Chamberlin Dale L Remotely operated windshield defrost
GB9418477D0 (en) * 1994-09-14 1994-11-02 Glaverbel A heated glazing panel and a control circuit for use therewith
DE29606071U1 (en) 1996-04-02 1996-06-13 Sekurit Saint Gobain Deutsch Electrically heated windshield
DE19709166C2 (en) * 1997-03-06 2001-12-13 Daimler Chrysler Ag Method for controlling a heating element in a window of a motor vehicle and device for carrying out the method

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2198261A (en) * 1986-11-14 1988-06-08 Scan Martin Burton Heating vehicle windscreens
JPH07165020A (en) * 1993-05-26 1995-06-27 Watanabe:Kk Heating device for melting snow on vehicle panel
DE4431028A1 (en) * 1994-08-31 1996-03-07 Ernst Rogge Radio-controlled signal deactivation system e.g. for car alarm
DE19705416C1 (en) * 1997-02-13 1998-03-26 Daimler Benz Ag Controlling heating of vehicle rear screen, with switching off after preset duration

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1995, no. 09 31 October 1995 (1995-10-31) *

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DE19923496A1 (en) 2000-11-23
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DE50008056D1 (en) 2004-11-11
ATE278582T1 (en) 2004-10-15

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